In 1932, the Patek Philippe Calatrava was the first watch to create a smooth surface between the side of the lugs and the side of the case, and the Black Bay 58 takes that concept to an extreme. The defining characteristic of all Tudor Black Bay cases is the tall, monolithic flank. It’s deliberate, and enthusiasts pick up on that right away. The Caseįrom the top-down, the silhouette of the Tudor Black Bay 58 bears an uncanny resemblance to the earliest Rolex Submariners. We begin with Greg’s empirical evaluation, and then move into our raw opinions. We’ve invited Allen’s two life-long friends and fellow watch collectors John Drenning (lawyer, journalist, motorcyclist, and guitarist) and Patrick Neal (principal violinist with the Naples Philharmonic and badass guitarist) to weigh in. Greg Bedrosian and Allen Farmelo are BTD founders. With a little time and distance between us and the hype and marketing that accompanied the release, we unleash our raw opinions. We are going to take a long and detailed look at the Tudor Black Bay 58. We are four watch enthusiasts, three of whom own a Black Bay 58, and one who aspires to own the silver model.
The Black Bay 58 was a big hit with watch enthusiasts who tended toward smaller vintage models.
In 2018 Tudor released the 39mm Black Bay 58, which completed the circle and brought us back to Tudor’s 1950s designs. In 1999 Tudor discontinued its Submariner, then brought back their divers in 2012 with the smash hit 41mm Black Bay.
Tudor’s foray into dive watches began in 1954 when the Rolex subsidiary produced a lower-cost version of the Rolex Submariner, unsurprisingly called the Tudor Submariner. Price: $3,800 (steel on bracelet), $4400 (silver on leather), $4,625 (bronze on bronze bracelet), $16,825 (gold on leather).Hands-On Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight Mega-Review
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